Published on 24 Jan 2022 on Benzinga
Mid-Afternoon Market Update: Nasdaq Down 250 Points; OPKO Health Shares Plunge
Toward the end of trading Monday, the Dow traded down 1.84% to 33,636.46 while the NASDAQ fell 1.83% to 13,517.61. The S&P also fell, dropping, 1.98% to 4,310.71.
The U.S. has the highest number of coronavirus cases and deaths in the world, reporting a total of 71,925,930 cases with around 889,190 deaths. India confirmed a total of at least 39,543,320 cases and 489,890 deaths, while Brazil reported over 24,044,430 COVID-19 cases with 623,140 deaths. In total, there were at least 352,362,830 cases of COVID-19 worldwide with more than 5,615,440 deaths.